| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,035 | 4,184 | 4,448 | 4,129 | 3,710 |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 4,000 | 3,133 | 4,529 | 4,220 | 3,770 |
| Maine | 3,884 | 3,241 | 4,489 | 4,139 | 3,687 |
| Massachusetts | 3,580 | 5,594 | 4,102 | 3,616 | 2,641 |
| New Hampshire | 3,932 | 5,022 | 4,035 | 3,703 | 3,828 |
| Rhode Island | 3,991 | 5,078 | 4,299 | 4,038 | 3,619 |
| Vermont | 4,444 | 5,622 | 4,676 | 3,985 | 4,524 |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 4,534 | 4,682 | 4,092 | 5,579 | 3,986 |
| New York | 3,703 | 4,140 | 4,023 | 3,373 | 3,696 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,611 | 3,776 | 4,877 | 3,109 | 3,219 |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 3,928 | 3,487 | 3,807 | 4,522 | 3,572 |
| Indiana | 3,618 | 4,511 | 3,677 | 3,935 | 3,149 |
| Michigan | 3,479 | 3,469 | 3,859 | 3,255 | 3,452 |
| Ohio | 3,737 | 3,609 | 4,045 | 4,046 | 3,398 |
| Wisconsin | 3,412 | 3,329 | 3,410 | 3,454 | 3,395 |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 3,876 | 3,586 | 4,209 | 3,943 | 3,679 |
| Kansas | 4,299 | 4,504 | 5,243 | 4,002 | 4,097 |
| Minnesota | 4,347 | 4,102 | 5,158 | 4,210 | 4,054 |
| Missouri | 4,540 | 4,252 | 4,616 | 4,033 | 4,993 |
| Nebraska | 4,256 | 4,502 | 4,619 | 4,647 | 3,662 |
| North Dakota | 3,383 | 3,930 | 3,355 | 3,731 | 2,972 |
| South Dakota | 4,339 | 5,138 | 4,495 | 4,231 | 3,993 |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 4,360 | 4,060 | 5,271 | 5,017 | 3,371 |
| District of Columbia | 4,297 | 5,454 | 3,861 | 4,032 | 4,552 |
| Florida | 4,987 | 4,654 | 7,014 | 4,458 | 4,449 |
| Georgia | 3,982 | 5,813 | 3,138 | 3,745 | 4,256 |
| Maryland | 4,130 | 4,744 | 4,599 | 4,649 | 3,438 |
| North Carolina | 4,272 | 4,460 | 3,577 | 5,213 | 3,821 |
| South Carolina | 5,161 | 4,521 | 4,830 | 4,988 | 5,613 |
| Virginia | 3,788 | 3,118 | 4,848 | 3,775 | 3,429 |
| West Virginia | 4,191 | 3,471 | 6,039 | 5,068 | 3,001 |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 4,392 | 4,128 | 5,058 | 4,629 | 3,892 |
| Kentucky | 3,642 | 4,582 | 3,956 | 3,678 | 3,163 |
| Mississippi | 4,427 | 10,158 * | 4,205 | 4,068 | 3,484 |
| Tennessee | 3,961 | 4,458 | 4,733 | 3,969 | 3,450 |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 3,897 | 4,573 | 4,727 | 3,519 | 3,599 |
| Louisiana | 4,446 | 4,952 | 4,923 | 4,989 | 3,848 |
| Oklahoma | 3,949 | 4,742 | 3,813 | 3,604 | 4,080 |
| Texas | 4,258 | 3,985 | 4,778 | 4,526 | 3,884 |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 4,014 | 4,120 | 3,653 | 4,414 | 3,950 |
| Colorado | 5,260 | 3,897 | 4,007 | 7,327 | 4,223 |
| Idaho | 3,642 | 3,049 | 4,883 | 3,829 | 3,125 |
| Montana | 3,659 | 3,508 | 5,092 | 4,048 | 2,957 |
| Nevada | 4,000 | 4,191 | 3,773 | 3,688 | 4,376 |
| New Mexico | 4,441 | 2,848 | 5,500 | 4,517 | 4,328 |
| Utah | 3,649 | 3,482 | 3,732 | 3,760 | 3,570 |
| Wyoming | 3,818 | -- | 4,739 | 3,816 | 3,280 |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 4,577 | 5,037 | 4,225 | 4,166 | 4,905 |
| California | 3,871 | 4,025 | 4,622 | 3,733 | 3,560 |
| Hawaii | 3,959 | 4,156 | 4,719 | 3,365 | 3,765 |
| Oregon | 3,325 | 3,387 | 3,470 | 3,135 | 3,397 |
| Washington | 3,564 | 3,788 | 3,846 | 4,462 | 2,626 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51.66 | 123.38 | 123.17 | 105.64 | 72.67 |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 237.57 | 756.44 | 512.58 | 506.66 | 255.76 |
| Maine | 219.69 | 576.62 | 433.71 | 252.65 | 397.49 |
| Massachusetts | 244.04 | 561.63 | 376.83 | 465.94 | 332.84 |
| New Hampshire | 221.77 | 512.78 | 497.07 | 277.41 | 456.44 |
| Rhode Island | 205.70 | 552.54 | 439.26 | 416.11 | 293.43 |
| Vermont | 216.60 | 491.43 | 455.35 | 277.55 | 432.90 |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 319.93 | 735.56 | 642.60 | 702.58 | 422.88 |
| New York | 172.05 | 287.80 | 324.05 | 235.00 | 329.53 |
| Pennsylvania | 237.43 | 339.43 | 718.00 | 366.71 | 214.14 |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 149.29 | 551.10 | 276.94 | 325.27 | 177.31 |
| Indiana | 342.61 | 586.08 | 379.45 | 326.51 | 719.75 |
| Michigan | 183.45 | 355.44 | 618.55 | 235.85 | 229.68 |
| Ohio | 235.06 | 491.70 | 279.61 | 528.66 | 322.83 |
| Wisconsin | 177.19 | 397.64 | 401.73 | 339.61 | 277.01 |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 195.01 | 566.91 | 524.02 | 359.79 | 224.34 |
| Kansas | 198.85 | 588.53 | 703.89 | 335.94 | 230.90 |
| Minnesota | 216.94 | 571.97 | 645.39 | 390.93 | 296.76 |
| Missouri | 200.68 | 432.14 | 379.87 | 309.48 | 387.99 |
| Nebraska | 248.23 | 983.55 | 367.85 | 558.46 | 242.15 |
| North Dakota | 182.35 | 511.26 | 332.52 | 371.20 | 288.83 |
| South Dakota | 237.97 | 554.84 | 312.99 | 413.85 | 383.36 |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 252.24 | 566.21 | 145.10 | 328.35 | 320.67 |
| District of Columbia | 352.09 | 1,310.85 | 538.83 | 765.59 | 472.14 |
| Florida | 340.79 | 566.45 | 1,065.43 | 445.52 | 295.96 |
| Georgia | 281.60 | 831.35 | 612.01 | 435.45 | 364.57 |
| Maryland | 280.58 | 841.77 | 471.56 | 540.20 | 403.28 |
| North Carolina | 243.14 | 708.37 | 344.25 | 331.53 | 424.11 |
| South Carolina | 405.31 | 466.34 | 593.76 | 741.88 | 710.71 |
| Virginia | 238.58 | 479.05 | 729.25 | 357.27 | 362.06 |
| West Virginia | 471.49 | 524.97 | 1,699.85 | 778.62 | 371.85 |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 210.92 | 311.80 | 623.11 | 385.30 | 326.83 |
| Kentucky | 168.41 | 571.49 | 377.03 | 290.90 | 244.82 |
| Mississippi | 535.18 | 3,298.41 * | 491.37 | 338.94 | 347.80 |
| Tennessee | 285.07 | 343.23 | 643.35 | 608.49 | 410.49 |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 213.81 | 667.99 | 660.37 | 327.96 | 293.38 |
| Louisiana | 263.38 | 660.50 | 344.84 | 702.65 | 359.18 |
| Oklahoma | 312.18 | 322.69 | 342.01 | 417.60 | 656.78 |
| Texas | 218.87 | 585.06 | 278.69 | 549.82 | 243.51 |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 220.56 | 495.46 | 295.83 | 515.12 | 358.12 |
| Colorado | 852.52 | 364.89 | 364.74 | 2,003.05 | 625.93 |
| Idaho | 431.43 | 904.64 | 1,099.81 | 361.08 | 696.18 |
| Montana | 294.85 | 683.09 | 762.07 | 448.13 | 379.96 |
| Nevada | 247.97 | 341.89 | 345.96 | 413.77 | 477.33 |
| New Mexico | 296.97 | 318.64 | 1,286.71 | 422.90 | 234.69 |
| Utah | 192.70 | 367.40 | 453.12 | 413.38 | 266.02 |
| Wyoming | 315.29 | -- | 706.39 | 514.67 | 444.12 |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 312.06 | 522.43 | 684.07 | 566.89 | 507.28 |
| California | 180.81 | 486.92 | 394.72 | 284.58 | 321.56 |
| Hawaii | 252.22 | 565.55 | 549.89 | 524.08 | 327.32 |
| Oregon | 197.88 | 456.84 | 395.03 | 402.51 | 305.28 |
| Washington | 379.03 | 546.44 | 506.24 | 713.02 | 615.30 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.